Special Education Teachers, Preschool in Vermont
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,303
after federal, FICA and Vermont tax
Tax takes
$17,697
22.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,438
Vermont costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Vermont — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$79,000
Kept after tax
$61,303
Worth in national money
$63,438
State rank
8
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Vermont's middle earner gets $79,000, putting the state 8 of 45 — about 21.86% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in Vermont, this sits in the middle: 119 of 453 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $79,000 you keep $61,303 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $63,438 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $77,290.
- For special education teachers, preschool, Vermont sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $79,000, ranking 8 of 45 and running about 21.86% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Special education teachers, preschool ranks 119 of 453 occupations in Vermont by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Vermont is $61,303 after the full tax stack, from $79,000. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $63,438 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $77,290 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Preschool
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $89,860 |
| This salary | $79,000 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Vermont | $61,303 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,407 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,841 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $74,588 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,925 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of special education teachers, preschool in Vermont earn under $79,000 and half over. The published range runs $66,350 at the tenth percentile to $89,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Vermont the take-home figure of $61,303, from $79,000, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 119 of 453 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Vermont, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $63,438, the adjusted value of that $79,000 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 119 of 453 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for special education teachers, preschool in Vermont, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $66,350 to $89,860; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Vermont is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,303 from $79,000. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 119 of 453 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Vermont, so $63,438 — the adjusted value of that $79,000 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 119 of 453 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $66,350 and the top tenth $89,860, so most people doing this work in Vermont sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Vermont is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $63,438 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Vermont then takes its own share, leaving $61,303.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($66,350 to $89,860) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Vermont rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Vermont's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $63,438 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $61,303 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Vermont income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.